RN - Surgical T7

NATURE OF WORK: This position is responsible for training and supervising a group of trainees in the vocational skills of building construction.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and provide leadership to interns in construction skills training.
• Demonstrate skills and oversee intern's work on demolition, rough framing, roofing, drywall, insulation, finish carpentry, siding, concrete, and other related trades involved with the construction industry.
• Provide timely evaluations of intern's knowledge and skills in construction.
• Develop & apply approved standards, including daily project plans and on site procedures.
• Provide a safe workplace by delivering safety procedures training and ensuring the proper use of hand tools, power tools, and other related construction practices.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of all tools and equipment used in the shop and on the jobsite; ensure tools are in good working order and are safe to operate.
• Interface with sub-contractors and inspectors as requested by Housing Director.
• Assist in vocational counseling and development of trainee's skills.
• Serve as a mentor to students to develop successful construction and personal skills.
• Attend all staff meetings pertaining to intern related topics as directed.
• Assist in the scheduling, budgeting, and review of construction related housing projects.
• Seek to establish job placement sites for interns.
• Coordinate outside speakers for construction related development topics regularly throughout the year.
• Establish, meet deadlines and achieve program goals.
• Be able to complete and build a house turnkey if funding availability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction and repair homes and other related buildings.
• Knowledge of mathematics such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, and how that relates to construction practices.
• Knowledge of current building related code requirements.
• Knowledge of other resources and how to acquire them.
• Skill in selecting and using appropriate instructional methods and procedures when new maintenance/construction practices are available.
• Skill in critical thinking relating to the identification of student strengths and weaknesses and the ability to come up with alternate solutions or conclusions.
• Ability to multitask effectively.
• Ability to demonstrate patience with interns and provide assistance in their growth.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the Housing Director, management, and home owners or other clients on all proposed projects.
• Ability to read blueprints, drawings, and specifications at a journeymen level.
• Ability to provide an educational training curriculum that will assure the success of students and their retaining of construction knowledge.
• Ability to mediate student conflict, confrontation and reconcile differences.
• Ability to provide the leadership needed to bring people together in order to complete tasks requiring teamwork.
• Ability to follow personnel policies.
• Ability to follow directions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must have 10 years' construction experience which must include providing related customer service.
• Must have Journeymen carpenter status or the ability to perform at the Journeyman level.
• Must have experience leading others in the construction industry.
• Must have a valid Washington State driver's license and be insurable under the Nisqually Indian Tribe's insurance policy.
• Must be willing and able to work on all Nisqually Tribe owned properties which may include travel.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.